Stephan Schröck

Greuther Fürth

Schröck started at Greuther Fürth in 2001, going through the junior teams and made the leap into the professional squad in the 2004–05 season. In April 2008, Schröck signed a two-year contract extension with Greuther Fürth. Two years later, in March 2010, Schröck again extended his contract for another two years. Although he revealed that he could have gone to five other clubs with better financial benefits, he chose to stay to repay the backing that the club has always shown him. He also wanted to reach the Bundesliga with the club and believed it would be an achievable target before his contract expired. In the 2011–12 season, his final year at the club, he helped the team win the league title and gain promotion to the Bundesliga.

1899 Hoffenheim

In late March 2012, Schröck signed a three-year deal with Bundesliga side TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. He made his debut in a 4–0 home defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt but was sent off after 74 minutes. Schröck started and put up a great performance against league leaders Bayern Munich on 3 March 2013. He came as close as anyone to scoring for Hoffenheim with a lovely shot which Starke saved well.

Eintracht Frankfurt

On 27 June 2013, Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt announced that they had signed Schröck on a two-year deal. He made his debut against champions Bayern Munich and received a yellow card after a foul on Franck Ribéry. Schröck scored his first goal for Frankfurt in a Europa League…

Schröck was born to a German father and a Filipina mother, making him eligible to represent Germany or the Philippines at the international level. He initially chose Germany, as he has represented the country at U-18, U-19 and U-20 levels. Under previous FIFA statutes, Schröck could have switched to the Philippines until his 21st birthday but he did not take that option, neither was he called up during this time. In early October 2008, the Philippine Football Federation wanted to get him to play for the Philippines in 2008 AFF Championship qualification tournament. However, he was not able to as he was already over the age of 21. FIFA eventually removed the age limit on players switching nations in early June 2009, making him eligible again to switch to the Philippines. In July 2010, Schröck announced his intention to play for the Philippines in the 2010 AFF Championship qualification tournament in Laos, but was ultimately left out of the squad as his documents had not been processed in time.

2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers

It was only in March 2011 when he went to the Philippines to finalize his documents and was tipped to be ready for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification first round. He eventually made his full international debut for the Philippines in the first leg of the first round of the World Cup qualifiers on 29 June 2011 against Sri Lanka, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 draw and also receiving a yellow card. In the second leg on 3 July 2011, he…

Schröck was born on 21 August 1986 in Schweinfurt, West Germany to a German father and a Filipina mother. His mother is from Parang, Maguindanao del Norte but grew up in Cebu. Schröck's parents separated when he was six years old, leaving him and sister with his mother. His mother had to simultaneously do two to three jobs in order to support their family. Growing up in Schweinfurt, Schröck turned to football as a means to cope with their difficult situation. Prior to taking up football, Schröck tried boxing since his father was a boxer.

On 28 May 2011, Schröck married Pina in Germany, whom he knew since childhood.